Fire has gutted several homes in the Kronum-Cement-Mu suburb of the Afigya Kwabre South District in the Ashanti Region.
Residents claim the fire started at a plastic waste recycling factory.
It started around 2:00pm on Saturday and extended to at least six homes, destroying more than 50 apartments.
Several fire tenders were dispatched from various stations in Greater Kumasi to fight raging fire.